I just want to applaud you. Not only did you get it 100% correct (imo and most likely Nolan’s), but you managed to make a simple explanation in under 3 minutes. Everyone else tries to write an essay
There are some clues aswell, he carries a needle case, and now I need an expert but I feel like I remember that there were some clues pointing to Leonard being able to remember, so he actually is just subconsciously faking it
Yup you are right, just watched this movie but im still a bit confused, In the ending part of the movie leonard clearly states that his wife didnt have diabetes so then how could have leonard killed her by overdosing her on insulin?
Something people seem to miss pointing out is that Lenny is a serial killer. It's not just that he's an assassin/enforcer that gets exploited by Teddy and Natalie. Teddy is always drawing attention to asking him to consider who he is instead of who he was and drawing attention to the suit and car he was wearing. After killing Jimmy, he took his clothes as a trophy and instinctively dragged him down to the basement with all the other John Gs. In Lenny's only moment of clarity where he really understands what's going on, he uses it to set up the next person he means to kill. It's a great story about getting trapped in a cycle of violence until you don't know what you're doing any more.
The explanation is just one of the possibility. The whole point of the movie is that everyone needs a purpose and he creates his own purpose to keep him going
I think the "remember Sammy Jankis" is like an attempt at the character of coming clean to himself, like "you're a con man" but he's essentially conditioned himself to believe Sammy is another person so he can live with himself. Like, Leonard is lying to himself and when the truth peaks through (like the brief flash) he just buries it deeper.
Also you'd never know if Teddy actually tells the truth or not seeing him as a manipulative and crooked cop and all, so the whole stories are getting twisted. There are many possibilities as to how x and y happens in the movie and that's why Nolan never discloses the actual theory. This is why this movie is in my top 5 movies of all time alongside videodrome which is a mind-twister as well. But I gotta admit I really enjoyed your video it is very concise and straight to the point.
I think it's pretty obvious teddy was lying. In the beginning of the movie Lenny said that he can tell if people are lying based on body language. Also teddy seems to mislead Lenny throughout the movie
@@YogSothothEdits there was no reason for Teddy to lie cause he knew well Lenny will forget what he heared, I think Lenny believed his revelation and the truth made him want to end Teddy for using him. After all, both the version that Teddy was the one and that neither of Teddy's and Lenny's interpretations are right don't add up
One thing I never understood was why Leonard can't remember his wife was diabetic, since he has complete memory of everything up to the incident. Also, the film never explains where the name "John G" came from. Was it pure coincidence that Teddy had this name??? Surely Teddy would realise how dangerous the situation was for him under those circumstances?
Waitt, this is my( theory)of ,the real ending,maybe right maybe wrong in my opinion after he killed teddy he immediately went to the tattoo place and tattooed on his left chest that read "i have done it" and made a memory that (his mission was complete)and it signified that his wife managed to live from a coma, why ? This is the explanation when the scene of Lenny and Natalia together facing the mirror, which means that (at that time) Lenny's wife is considered dead, Natalia said what tattoo will you fill on your left chest? Lenny said : later when I was with him, moved to the (ending scene) where Lenny driving the car to the tattoo place to tattoo the teddy car plate, there is a faint scene where Lenny and his wife fall asleep together and on his left chest is written "i have done it" which means the tattoo was made after the search for his wife's killer and that means his wife still alive. if you have any questions, we can disscused.
@Cristi 77 but also Teddy is a crooked cop and could’ve easily been lying. If we are to believe Lenny can remember things before the incident, then certainly he would remember something as major as his wife having diabetes
@@SkelaKingunless his mind subconsciously got rid of that memory. Lenny said himself in the movie, memory is a very weird thing and why he doesn’t true it. He trust facts. Memory can be changed.
Wow, you are so original. Your comment has been posted hundreds of times on other videos regarding this movie. Never understand people like you. Incel? Low IQ? Don't feel confident enough to form your own opinion?
gotta say, im shocked that with a cult classic movie like this thats BEGGING to be dissected on youtube (and it is, A LOT) but i literally cant find a single explanation, even of just the very end, thats under 10 or 15mins - you did well here, and its not a perfect video but in the end you managed to make the movie make sense (only downside to not making the longer vids is that they tend to recap more of the story so you atleast have context for the ending which you dont really do here but tbh itd be a much longer vid if u did so no complaint) Just wanna say good job for: A.)being the only brief (under 10-15mins) 'ending recap/explanation thats on youtube and B.) even more so im impressed that you can take a movie as complex as momento and make it make sense in like 2 and a half minutes (assuming the persons seen the movie, like me for example, i saw it ten yrs ago, didnt remember much but just enough that this recap made sense/reminded me etc) *if you want a challenge try doing 'ending explained vids' under 3mins for movies like Donnie Darko, Enemy (weirdly also a Jake Gyllenhall movie and similarly weird/existential as Donnie Darko) also movies like Annihilation, Mother!, Shutter Island, Inception (or just wait for the AMAZING looking movie coming soon 'TENET' (its got Nolan doing it and Syncopy studios so it literally looks like Inception with time travel (rather than dreams) as the main theme - also the fact 'tenet' is a palindrome aka same word forwards AND backwards - plus the cast looks great but yeah, def make a vid for that afterwards cuz i can already tell people will be confused as hell hahah **Or for an INSANE challenge, do TV series/season recaps - if u really wanna challenge (and an AMAZING show to watch, one that literally jumped Breaking Bad as my all time Fav show after it ended with the best series finale in tv history this past xmas AKA: Mr.Robot - Rami Malek who's now super famous from Bohemian Rhapsody and scored the role as main villain in the upcoming big 25th/Final Daniel Craig-Bond Movie but his performance in Mr.Robot - esp Season 1 where he beat out the likes of Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad to win the Award for best Actor in a Drama
I must ask about one thing, then. There, a few flashes before the credits, is a scene he and his wife are laying together, and he has the tattoo on his chest where he said he would “get another freaky tattoo.” The tattoo read; IT IS DONE. That scene throws me for a loop.
Yeah I really don't think Leonard would have gotten any tattoos at all if his wife were still alive. Was she really just sitting back and watching him go off on this revenge quest with this debilitating disability? And yet she still somehow didn't trust his condition enough that she made him give her too many insulin shots? Teddy's story doesn't line up at all. We already know the guy's a piece of shit because he's using Lenny as a free hitman basically.
@@BobtheX what always confused me is that it is hammered into us that Lenny knows everything from before the incident, and it was only after that he doesnt have memories of. So why would he not remember his wife having diabetes? We even see the scene of Lenny 'giving his wife insulin shots', then showing in reality he was just pinching her thigh, so Teddy was trying to manipulate that memory
The tattoo supposedly says "I DID IT". He said he would get it after he did it in order to remember. I think that scene is important; but it isn't reality. It's like if I said "if you could share a moment with someone who's gone, what would you do?" And Leonard would lay with her (so her side of the bed wouldn't be cold and he could remember the "small details like the touch and feel of a person") and show her his "I DID IT" tattoo, so she'd be able to know she has justice, like he also wanted.
While watching the film I was thinking that the new version of Sammy story was part of the manipulation from Teddy. Not sure that the truth is so clear in the end.
1. I never said he was faking. The key here is that he’s not faking it because he himself believes it. 2. People seem to get caught up over Lenny saying his memory was reliable but remember that nobody has a perfect recollection, just like Lenny mentions in one of the scenes. The other key is that Lenny is the least trustworthy person in the entire movie. We watch him lie and make things up over and over. Which ties back into the conditioning, he conditions himself to believe his own lies because he doesn’t want to believe the truth
My interpretation was that Teddy was indeed the killer and used Leonard as his personal assassin (quite useful for a criminal like him). Leonard has found quite some correct clues pointing towards Teddy, but Teddy just makes up different stories like Leonard himself being the killer, or someone we as viewers don't know who was killed by Leonard off-screen. Teddy scraps just enough facts from Leonard's file to trick Leonard into trusting him. Natalie then slowly finds out that Teddy used Leonard to kill Jimmy. She finds out that she avenges her boyfriend by helping Leonard to avenge his wife. I get this explanation too, but I thought it wasn't quite in character for Leonard to lie to himself in such a way, because firstly the reality does matter to him although he doesn't remember it (if he opens his eyes the world is still there), and secondly, he doesn't like to kill innocent people (he leaves the gun and the bullets in the car and releases Dodd). Does this more or less make sense or did I get the film wrong?
@@rahulkabali98 The 2 killers (but but not really killing) are never shown their face in the film, because two of them is Another John G and his friends ,,,,,,as Teddy said: the incident happened 2 years ago,,,, he said when Lenny killed Jimmy who he thought was John G. But teddy said : it is anothetr john g you have been killed 2 years ago.
This is a really interesting interpretation, I think it makes the most sense though that Lenny really just can't remember and has conditioned himself out of the truth to protect himself, it is actually in character for him to do this as we see him write down not to believe Teddy at the start of the story just because he is angry at Teddy and then close his eyes while driving thinking that the whole world still moves around him. He closes his eyes to the real world to live in his own fantasy or at least that's how I interpret it
Knowing someone who worked on this film. The interpretation of this video is completely wrong. It is taken from some "popular" websites that propose to know the truth. Sammy isn't a memory. Also Teddy isn't a real police man. That is all I can say. Remember the main character mentioned that he always wakes up in a state of sadness and shock. He morns by burning her items. He also has complete memory of the past. This is the only clues I can give. Somone may get pissed, if I explain more. Nolan once explained the plot to a grow and it totally let them down. So, he vowed to never explain the film again.
I knew Sammy was Leonard from the start. I mean what r the odds Leonard deals with a guy with a rare brain disorder and then he gets the same disorder soon after?
And how did he escape the mental asylum? And why was he in touch with a cop for her wife's case, if she didn't die in the incident, so long after he gets access to a cop even though he was disabled?
Wait, this is my( theory)of ,the real ending,maybe right maybe wrong in my opinion after he killed teddy he immediately went to the tattoo place and tattooed on his left chest that read "i have done it" and made a memory that (his mission was complete)and it signified that his wife managed to live from a coma, why ? This is the explanation when the scene of Lenny and Natalia together facing the mirror, which means that (at that time) Lenny's wife is considered dead, Natalia said what tattoo will you fill on your left chest? Lenny said : later when I was with him, moved to the (ending scene) where Lenny driving the car to the tattoo place to tattoo the teddy car plate, there is a faint scene where Lenny and his wife fall asleep together and on his left chest is written "i have done it" which means the tattoo was made after the search for his wife's killer and that means his wife still alive. if you have any questions, we can disscused.
I took the scene of him with the "I have done it" tattoo to be after the rape but before his wife left him (I assumed she left him eventually even after he thought he got revenge in one of the earlier John Gs). I dunno I guess I'd have to watch it again to see the other tattoos. I assumed when he was tricked he would get that tattoo only to remove it later. But honestly I think your version makes more sense (especially if he has the other tattoos). It's hard to remove a tattoo.
If his wife's still alive where have she been? I think the scene where the wife is caressing Lenny with his tattoo; "I have done it", is simply another distorted memory of his, since we can all agree the fact that he mostly lied to himself to have a purpose to keep going in life in this movie.
How do you know there is no Sammy jankis and that Leonards wife survived the accident. Because Teddy said so? Even in the Case of Sammy,Teddy admit there was a Sammy but he faked his Situation and have no Wife, while we have some real vivid memories of Sammy and his wife from Leonard.
The only thing that doesn't make sense to me about this explanation is that Teddy is definitely a lying piece of shit so we can't really trust anything he says. Teddy said that Leonard's wife survived the accident and that Lenny is Sammy Jenkins and accidentally killed his wife. But if he got institutionalized form that, how would he have gotten out with his debilitating condition? And when did he start getting his tattoos? There's a shot towards the end of the film that implies his wife was alive while he had his first few tattoos but that wouldn't make any sense at all. Why would Leonard's wife while she was still alive let her husband get a tattoo that says "John G raped and murdered my wife"? And the photograph that's supposed to prove he's already killed John G isn't convincing at all. There's no body and Lenny could be smiling for a million different reasons. The movie already shows how easy it is to get Lenny in a compromising position. And Lenny's condition is physical not mental which is why he's able to condition himself to follow the same routine every morning. If Leonard really killed John G, I think that would have been Tatoo'd on his body. And that Teddy didn't force Lenny to get that tattoo is the ultimate proof of his untrustworthiness.
Seen the videos of 10-20 min on the explanation of this movie. Non of them were clear. I exactly thought this would be the real conclusion but those videos made me confused. But yours the shortest and simplest video, helped me thanks.
I think the whole point of movie is not understanding whether Lenny is Sammy, or Lenny’s wife is actually killed by someone else. Unlike most who dun it movies, here we are not focusing on the conclusions, rather we are experiencing how a person with short term memory loss experiences his world. In that way, momento takes audience close to this kind of character, and puts us in the same level of confusion as Lenny.
How can you be so sure that Teddy isn't lying? That scene near the reception just before the ending, he dodges the eyeline of Burt to confirm with Leonard that he's a cop clearly indicating that he isn't one. Why would he that if he was actually true all this while,m
Because if he hears him admit it and see's his face then the first thing that the reception is gonna do if questioned is say that a cop came and left with him (While also being able to give a description) which would then coincide with a murder that happens shortly after. I don't think he's lying because why would he lie about all that when Lenny isn't going to remember it after a few minutes.
Leonard becomes a serial killer with the perfect alibi: he has Anterograde Amnesia. He cannot remember all the crimes he committed. I believe he’ll continue to operate in that town or another but will eventually get caught. Teddy was covering his tracks but since Lenny killed him, the police will eventually catch up to him. There’s no way he could continue to operate like he’s been doing long term without someone helping him. Most likely he’ll end up back in a state hospital or institution.
I don't think his wife was ever killed. He is seen lying in bed with her alive with all the tattoos on his body. I think he was just wandering aimlessly until he is finally institutionalized as seen quickly when he is Sammy then Lenny.
This is really one of the best explanations, u got all the points r8 my man , I liked how u made teddy a moneygrabber who uses Lenny, now Lenny would make him the new John g bcz he was using him which gives him a reason, and he can live his live with that new reason, superb
This is a very very silly take. The whole movie being a delusion is one of several possibilities but it's certainly not a clear conclusion or even the most likely conclusion...
Sorry but you've ignored the key part of Sammy, which is when he's tested with the shocking objects he keeps picking up the wrong one, counter to everyone else tested, meaning he's faking the condition, or as Lenny says it's all in his mind. If your theory is valid it would mean Lenny is faking the condition and 99% of the film is therefore made redundant and annoying. I think the key is his tattoo saying to remember Sammy. It's a message from Leonard when he was still a decent person to himself warning how someone can hide behind the amnesia and end up killing an innocent person, just as Leonard ends up doing. He was trying to warn himself and it's this memento that's at the heart of the film as it encapsulates Leonard before he goes bad. That's the significance and tragedy of remember Sammy Jankis. He briefly replaces Sammy as a way of saying he has become like him, not he is him. Also if he was Sammy the plot wouldn't make sense as the cop would know Leonard had accidentally killed his wife, not some intruders.
he mentioned in the vid at the end about the "real sammy" a conman. all the testing and wife stuff was lenny's wife, sammy didnt have a wife. he should be capable of making new memories based on routine but he doesnt, which is why in the beginning of the film, he runs into the door trying to push it, instead of pull it, to show that he is the same guy that kept picking up the electrified objects. also, the cop DOES know lenny killed his wife, go watch the ending again where teddy talks about his wife having diabetes and that lenny lies to himself to forget the truth. "great story, gets better everytime you tell it" meaning he keeps changing things about the story of sammy. the very next line "so you lie to yourself to be happy, there's nothing wrong with that" the cop is also the one that tells lenny that his wife survived the assault
Why wouldnt it makes sense if the cop knew he didnt kill his wife on purpose. Teddy is a dirty cop or who knows if he really is a cop? He knows lenny is always looking for his wifes supposed killer and he finds drug dealers to kill and take their $ that match the name description.
I just want to applaud you. Not only did you get it 100% correct (imo and most likely Nolan’s), but you managed to make a simple explanation in under 3 minutes. Everyone else tries to write an essay
Couldn't of said it better.
There’s still tons of speculation, I wouldn’t say 100%
@@nathaniellawrence9325 * Couldn't have
There are some clues aswell, he carries a needle case, and now I need an expert but I feel like I remember that there were some clues pointing to Leonard being able to remember, so he actually is just subconsciously faking it
Yup you are right, just watched this movie but im still a bit confused,
In the ending part of the movie leonard clearly states that his wife didnt have diabetes so then how could have leonard killed her by overdosing her on insulin?
Just watched the movie. Thanks for making a decent explanation that isn't really long. I appreciate it.
mah man u really spealt out da words in mah mind
Something people seem to miss pointing out is that Lenny is a serial killer. It's not just that he's an assassin/enforcer that gets exploited by Teddy and Natalie. Teddy is always drawing attention to asking him to consider who he is instead of who he was and drawing attention to the suit and car he was wearing. After killing Jimmy, he took his clothes as a trophy and instinctively dragged him down to the basement with all the other John Gs. In Lenny's only moment of clarity where he really understands what's going on, he uses it to set up the next person he means to kill. It's a great story about getting trapped in a cycle of violence until you don't know what you're doing any more.
yeah I was really confused when he just starts pulling Jimmy's clothes off. It's like "wait what?? what the fuck? why is he doing that??"
The explanation is just one of the possibility. The whole point of the movie is that everyone needs a purpose and he creates his own purpose to keep him going
I agree with the person above me. This is by far the explanation that makes the most sense. In my opinion.
@Akshay Natu Interesting, kinda sounds like the same story in Shutter Island. No wonder I love these movies
This 2 minute video explains it 10X better than these other 15-20 minutes videos. Thank you!
I think the "remember Sammy Jankis" is like an attempt at the character of coming clean to himself, like "you're a con man" but he's essentially conditioned himself to believe Sammy is another person so he can live with himself. Like, Leonard is lying to himself and when the truth peaks through (like the brief flash) he just buries it deeper.
The idea that theres a double meaning to "remember sammy" is such a cool idea, like hes trying to wake himself up and save himself
"that's the video if you liked it give it a like goodbye." chef's kiss.
Watching this video straight after watching the movie is one of the best ways to fully grasp everything going on. Solid vid, Brilliant movie.
Also you'd never know if Teddy actually tells the truth or not seeing him as a manipulative and crooked cop and all, so the whole stories are getting twisted. There are many possibilities as to how x and y happens in the movie and that's why Nolan never discloses the actual theory. This is why this movie is in my top 5 movies of all time alongside videodrome which is a mind-twister as well. But I gotta admit I really enjoyed your video it is very concise and straight to the point.
“Don’t believe his lies” that constant reminder really distorted the actuality of what the truth really is for me, so I have no idea what to believe
I think it's pretty obvious teddy was lying. In the beginning of the movie Lenny said that he can tell if people are lying based on body language. Also teddy seems to mislead Lenny throughout the movie
@@YogSothothEdits He was lying, after Leonard argued with him after killing Jimmy. So we can't say if he was actually lying at the end of the movie.
@@YogSothothEdits there was no reason for Teddy to lie cause he knew well Lenny will forget what he heared, I think Lenny believed his revelation and the truth made him want to end Teddy for using him. After all, both the version that Teddy was the one and that neither of Teddy's and Lenny's interpretations are right don't add up
@@lauranceberiya1314 Teddy absolutely bad reason to lie in the conversation even if Lenny would forget it. It gave Teddy an advantage in the moment
Great comments great explanation. A lot of "ending explained" UA-camrs can learn a lot from you
One thing I never understood was why Leonard can't remember his wife was diabetic, since he has complete memory of everything up to the incident. Also, the film never explains where the name "John G" came from. Was it pure coincidence that Teddy had this name??? Surely Teddy would realise how dangerous the situation was for him under those circumstances?
Lenny knows that he killed her wife accidentally and he is just using the sammy jenkins story to handle his guilt of it
@@heisenberg1372 ok my so does he really not remember anything then? Or is it a lie
Waitt, this is my( theory)of ,the real ending,maybe right maybe wrong
in my opinion after he killed teddy he immediately went to the tattoo place and tattooed on his left chest that read "i have done it" and made a memory that (his mission was complete)and it signified that his wife managed to live from a coma,
why ?
This is the explanation
when the scene of Lenny and Natalia together facing the mirror, which means that (at that time) Lenny's wife is considered dead, Natalia said what tattoo will you fill on your left chest? Lenny said : later when I was with him,
moved to the (ending scene) where Lenny driving the car to the tattoo place to tattoo the teddy car plate, there is a faint scene where Lenny and his wife fall asleep together and on his left chest is written "i have done it" which means the tattoo was made after the search for his wife's killer and that means his wife still alive.
if you have any questions, we can disscused.
@Cristi 77 but also Teddy is a crooked cop and could’ve easily been lying. If we are to believe Lenny can remember things before the incident, then certainly he would remember something as major as his wife having diabetes
@@SkelaKingunless his mind subconsciously got rid of that memory. Lenny said himself in the movie, memory is a very weird thing and why he doesn’t true it. He trust facts. Memory can be changed.
I've tried to explain this so many times to people, thanks for making this!
You should explain Memento next
Wow, you are so original. Your comment has been posted hundreds of times on other videos regarding this movie. Never understand people like you. Incel? Low IQ? Don't feel confident enough to form your own opinion?
Hahaha 👏👏👏 very short but also VERY to the point, that’s a rarity these days especially on UA-cam. 👍 Well done! Thanks🙏
This is by far the best explanation ive seen and u did it in only 3 mins
This 2 minute video explains it 10Times better than these other 15 Freakin 20 minutes videos. Thank you!
wow. you explained it very clearly. I watched a couple of explanations and this one was by far the best and shortest
Your style of review is unlike any I've encountered previously, and I loved it. The speed and succinctness in your presentation is excellent.
gotta say, im shocked that with a cult classic movie like this thats BEGGING to be dissected on youtube (and it is, A LOT) but i literally cant find a single explanation, even of just the very end, thats under 10 or 15mins - you did well here, and its not a perfect video but in the end you managed to make the movie make sense (only downside to not making the longer vids is that they tend to recap more of the story so you atleast have context for the ending which you dont really do here but tbh itd be a much longer vid if u did so no complaint)
Just wanna say good job for:
A.)being the only brief (under 10-15mins) 'ending recap/explanation thats on youtube and
B.) even more so im impressed that you can take a movie as complex as momento and make it make sense in like 2 and a half minutes (assuming the persons seen the movie, like me for example, i saw it ten yrs ago, didnt remember much but just enough that this recap made sense/reminded me etc)
*if you want a challenge try doing 'ending explained vids' under 3mins for movies like Donnie Darko, Enemy (weirdly also a Jake Gyllenhall movie and similarly weird/existential as Donnie Darko) also movies like Annihilation, Mother!, Shutter Island, Inception (or just wait for the AMAZING looking movie coming soon 'TENET' (its got Nolan doing it and Syncopy studios so it literally looks like Inception with time travel (rather than dreams) as the main theme - also the fact 'tenet' is a palindrome aka same word forwards AND backwards - plus the cast looks great but yeah, def make a vid for that afterwards cuz i can already tell people will be confused as hell hahah
**Or for an INSANE challenge, do TV series/season recaps - if u really wanna challenge (and an AMAZING show to watch, one that literally jumped Breaking Bad as my all time Fav show after it ended with the best series finale in tv history this past xmas AKA: Mr.Robot - Rami Malek who's now super famous from Bohemian Rhapsody and scored the role as main villain in the upcoming big 25th/Final Daniel Craig-Bond Movie but his performance in Mr.Robot - esp Season 1 where he beat out the likes of Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad to win the Award for best Actor in a Drama
Thanks man, I really thought I will never get the full story, but this help me understand everything
I must ask about one thing, then. There, a few flashes before the credits, is a scene he and his wife are laying together, and he has the tattoo on his chest where he said he would “get another freaky tattoo.” The tattoo read; IT IS DONE. That scene throws me for a loop.
Exactly. So what the fuck, I guess we're supposed to believe he removed the tattoo?
Yeah I really don't think Leonard would have gotten any tattoos at all if his wife were still alive. Was she really just sitting back and watching him go off on this revenge quest with this debilitating disability? And yet she still somehow didn't trust his condition enough that she made him give her too many insulin shots? Teddy's story doesn't line up at all. We already know the guy's a piece of shit because he's using Lenny as a free hitman basically.
@@BobtheX what always confused me is that it is hammered into us that Lenny knows everything from before the incident, and it was only after that he doesnt have memories of. So why would he not remember his wife having diabetes?
We even see the scene of Lenny 'giving his wife insulin shots', then showing in reality he was just pinching her thigh, so Teddy was trying to manipulate that memory
The tattoo supposedly says "I DID IT". He said he would get it after he did it in order to remember. I think that scene is important; but it isn't reality. It's like if I said "if you could share a moment with someone who's gone, what would you do?" And Leonard would lay with her (so her side of the bed wouldn't be cold and he could remember the "small details like the touch and feel of a person") and show her his "I DID IT" tattoo, so she'd be able to know she has justice, like he also wanted.
This will still be one of the greatest movies ever a 1000 years from now.
While watching the film I was thinking that the new version of Sammy story was part of the manipulation from Teddy. Not sure that the truth is so clear in the end.
1. I never said he was faking. The key here is that he’s not faking it because he himself believes it.
2. People seem to get caught up over Lenny saying his memory was reliable but remember that nobody has a perfect recollection, just like Lenny mentions in one of the scenes. The other key is that Lenny is the least trustworthy person in the entire movie. We watch him lie and make things up over and over. Which ties back into the conditioning, he conditions himself to believe his own lies because he doesn’t want to believe the truth
What a great explanation! Thanks 😃😃
My interpretation was that Teddy was indeed the killer and used Leonard as his personal assassin (quite useful for a criminal like him). Leonard has found quite some correct clues pointing towards Teddy, but Teddy just makes up different stories like Leonard himself being the killer, or someone we as viewers don't know who was killed by Leonard off-screen. Teddy scraps just enough facts from Leonard's file to trick Leonard into trusting him. Natalie then slowly finds out that Teddy used Leonard to kill Jimmy. She finds out that she avenges her boyfriend by helping Leonard to avenge his wife.
I get this explanation too, but I thought it wasn't quite in character for Leonard to lie to himself in such a way, because firstly the reality does matter to him although he doesn't remember it (if he opens his eyes the world is still there), and secondly, he doesn't like to kill innocent people (he leaves the gun and the bullets in the car and releases Dodd).
Does this more or less make sense or did I get the film wrong?
good interpretation.but tell me who is the guy leonard shot(killed) when he is raping his wife.said that 2nd guy is john g but who is the first guy?
@@rahulkabali98 I don't know, I just thought of him as an unnamed accomplice of Teddy's with no further relevance to the story.
@@rahulkabali98 The 2 killers (but but not really killing) are never shown their face in the film, because two of them is Another John G and his friends ,,,,,,as Teddy said: the incident happened 2 years ago,,,, he said when Lenny killed Jimmy who he thought was John G. But teddy said : it is anothetr john g you have been killed 2 years ago.
This is a really interesting interpretation, I think it makes the most sense though that Lenny really just can't remember and has conditioned himself out of the truth to protect himself, it is actually in character for him to do this as we see him write down not to believe Teddy at the start of the story just because he is angry at Teddy and then close his eyes while driving thinking that the whole world still moves around him.
He closes his eyes to the real world to live in his own fantasy or at least that's how I interpret it
THIS IS CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome, thank you man!
THANK YOU!!! I love three minute summaries.
Thanks for not over extending the explanation. I understood the movie in the moment, but then I forgot and I needed to explain to sb else.
In short he killed his wife and now create new perceptions to find a meaning of his life.
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Knowing someone who worked on this film. The interpretation of this video is completely wrong. It is taken from some "popular" websites that propose to know the truth. Sammy isn't a memory. Also Teddy isn't a real police man. That is all I can say. Remember the main character mentioned that he always wakes up in a state of sadness and shock. He morns by burning her items. He also has complete memory of the past. This is the only clues I can give. Somone may get pissed, if I explain more. Nolan once explained the plot to a grow and it totally let them down. So, he vowed to never explain the film again.
I knew Sammy was Leonard from the start. I mean what r the odds Leonard deals with a guy with a rare brain disorder and then he gets the same disorder soon after?
And how did he escape the mental asylum?
And why was he in touch with a cop for her wife's case, if she didn't die in the incident, so long after he gets access to a cop even though he was disabled?
Wait, this is my( theory)of ,the real ending,maybe right maybe wrong
in my opinion after he killed teddy he immediately went to the tattoo place and tattooed on his left chest that read "i have done it" and made a memory that (his mission was complete)and it signified that his wife managed to live from a coma,
why ?
This is the explanation
when the scene of Lenny and Natalia together facing the mirror, which means that (at that time) Lenny's wife is considered dead, Natalia said what tattoo will you fill on your left chest? Lenny said : later when I was with him,
moved to the (ending scene) where Lenny driving the car to the tattoo place to tattoo the teddy car plate, there is a faint scene where Lenny and his wife fall asleep together and on his left chest is written "i have done it" which means the tattoo was made after the search for his wife's killer and that means his wife still alive.
if you have any questions, we can disscused.
I took the scene of him with the "I have done it" tattoo to be after the rape but before his wife left him (I assumed she left him eventually even after he thought he got revenge in one of the earlier John Gs). I dunno I guess I'd have to watch it again to see the other tattoos. I assumed when he was tricked he would get that tattoo only to remove it later. But honestly I think your version makes more sense (especially if he has the other tattoos). It's hard to remove a tattoo.
If his wife's still alive where have she been? I think the scene where the wife is caressing Lenny with his tattoo; "I have done it", is simply another distorted memory of his, since we can all agree the fact that he mostly lied to himself to have a purpose to keep going in life in this movie.
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How do you know there is no Sammy jankis and that Leonards wife survived the accident.
Because Teddy said so?
Even in the Case of Sammy,Teddy admit there was a Sammy but he faked his Situation and have no Wife, while we have some real vivid memories of Sammy and his wife from Leonard.
The only thing that doesn't make sense to me about this explanation is that Teddy is definitely a lying piece of shit so we can't really trust anything he says. Teddy said that Leonard's wife survived the accident and that Lenny is Sammy Jenkins and accidentally killed his wife. But if he got institutionalized form that, how would he have gotten out with his debilitating condition? And when did he start getting his tattoos? There's a shot towards the end of the film that implies his wife was alive while he had his first few tattoos but that wouldn't make any sense at all. Why would Leonard's wife while she was still alive let her husband get a tattoo that says "John G raped and murdered my wife"? And the photograph that's supposed to prove he's already killed John G isn't convincing at all. There's no body and Lenny could be smiling for a million different reasons. The movie already shows how easy it is to get Lenny in a compromising position. And Lenny's condition is physical not mental which is why he's able to condition himself to follow the same routine every morning. If Leonard really killed John G, I think that would have been Tatoo'd on his body. And that Teddy didn't force Lenny to get that tattoo is the ultimate proof of his untrustworthiness.
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To be honest I have had a few beer and watched this movie. I watched this video as well and I’m still so confused.
Seen the videos of 10-20 min on the explanation of this movie. Non of them were clear. I exactly thought this would be the real conclusion but those videos made me confused. But yours the shortest and simplest video, helped me thanks.
Shortest/best explanation EVER!
I think the whole point of movie is not understanding whether Lenny is Sammy, or Lenny’s wife is actually killed by someone else.
Unlike most who dun it movies, here we are not focusing on the conclusions, rather we are experiencing how a person with short term memory loss experiences his world. In that way, momento takes audience close to this kind of character, and puts us in the same level of confusion as Lenny.
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Nolan buff. Great job.
Thank you sir!
How can you be so sure that Teddy isn't lying? That scene near the reception just before the ending, he dodges the eyeline of Burt to confirm with Leonard that he's a cop clearly indicating that he isn't one. Why would he that if he was actually true all this while,m
Because if he hears him admit it and see's his face then the first thing that the reception is gonna do if questioned is say that a cop came and left with him (While also being able to give a description) which would then coincide with a murder that happens shortly after.
I don't think he's lying because why would he lie about all that when Lenny isn't going to remember it after a few minutes.
Leonard is the killer but insists on creating new scenarios from his amnesic crazed mind.
that was amazing! thanks!
Leonard becomes a serial killer with the perfect alibi: he has Anterograde Amnesia. He cannot remember all the crimes he committed. I believe he’ll continue to operate in that town or another but will eventually get caught. Teddy was covering his tracks but since Lenny killed him, the police will eventually catch up to him. There’s no way he could continue to operate like he’s been doing long term without someone helping him. Most likely he’ll end up back in a state hospital or institution.
"She wasn't diabetic."
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You are WRONG. Leonard doesn’t care because he sees his kids, not because Max is Neil.
but if he killed his own wife then there was no John G to begin with, so who did he and "Teddy" kill? Just random people I guess.
JANKIS! NOT JENKINS! every single youtube explanation says jenkins. Your memory is flawed.
Love your machine gun delivery...
“Somehow a blind man was able to see”. Now, that doesn’t sound logical or does it? 2:20
Perfect explanation
I don't think his wife was ever killed. He is seen lying in bed with her alive with all the tattoos on his body. I think he was just wandering aimlessly until he is finally institutionalized as seen quickly when he is Sammy then Lenny.
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Nailed it.
why would lenny give his wife insulin shots if he knew she wasnt diabetic
Based on the video's explanation, she was diabetic. He just "chose" to forget, as he did with the real sammy jenkins. To maintain the whole illusion.
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Thanks great explanation
Really thanks for this short but good explained video
This is really one of the best explanations, u got all the points r8 my man , I liked how u made teddy a moneygrabber who uses Lenny, now Lenny would make him the new John g bcz he was using him which gives him a reason, and he can live his live with that new reason, superb
This is a very very silly take. The whole movie being a delusion is one of several possibilities but it's certainly not a clear conclusion or even the most likely conclusion...
Dodd? Natalie?
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Why would a cop help someone murder somebody? That's not what cops do.
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but who did hit lenard in the head in the bathroom
This is explanation is incorrect.
Reminds me of TENET
So who is the killer?
the real killer was already killed long before
Is Natalie important
Sorry but you've ignored the key part of Sammy, which is when he's tested with the shocking objects he keeps picking up the wrong one, counter to everyone else tested, meaning he's faking the condition, or as Lenny says it's all in his mind. If your theory is valid it would mean Lenny is faking the condition and 99% of the film is therefore made redundant and annoying. I think the key is his tattoo saying to remember Sammy. It's a message from Leonard when he was still a decent person to himself warning how someone can hide behind the amnesia and end up killing an innocent person, just as Leonard ends up doing. He was trying to warn himself and it's this memento that's at the heart of the film as it encapsulates Leonard before he goes bad. That's the significance and tragedy of remember Sammy Jankis. He briefly replaces Sammy as a way of saying he has become like him, not he is him. Also if he was Sammy the plot wouldn't make sense as the cop would know Leonard had accidentally killed his wife, not some intruders.
he mentioned in the vid at the end about the "real sammy" a conman. all the testing and wife stuff was lenny's wife, sammy didnt have a wife. he should be capable of making new memories based on routine but he doesnt, which is why in the beginning of the film, he runs into the door trying to push it, instead of pull it, to show that he is the same guy that kept picking up the electrified objects.
also, the cop DOES know lenny killed his wife, go watch the ending again where teddy talks about his wife having diabetes and that lenny lies to himself to forget the truth. "great story, gets better everytime you tell it" meaning he keeps changing things about the story of sammy. the very next line "so you lie to yourself to be happy, there's nothing wrong with that"
the cop is also the one that tells lenny that his wife survived the assault
Why wouldnt it makes sense if the cop knew he didnt kill his wife on purpose. Teddy is a dirty cop or who knows if he really is a cop? He knows lenny is always looking for his wifes supposed killer and he finds drug dealers to kill and take their $ that match the name description.
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This is bullshit
The movie sucks
I don’t understand the wife having diabetes when Leonard says he’s certain his wife never had diabetes
Because he conditioned himself to ignore the details that made him at fault
Nope wrong. His wife NEVER had diabetes. @@michaelperrota4364
He is Sammy Jenkins. The End.